#[ honestly with how canonically massive it was while giving off major rich school vibes ]

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"Do you enjoy the school atmosphere?" Bo-ra questioned, while sitting beside him and watching the pupils enjoy their own break. "You could have worked at a hospital or even your own clinic, why here?" Meanwhile she actually dared to pick a piece of his meal with her chopsticks, which vanished quickly past her lips. Seems like the box with salad in her hand was not as exciting as his lunch. Losing weight seemed to be impossible for her, but she still tried at times.

            unprompted asks. » always accepting!

    "Well, I guess there's not much I'd hate about it; after all, there's something comforting about seeing the kids enjoying their youth to the fullest," Kakeru states as he continues observing the uniformed students of Shin Mikado Academy with his lone eye. The moment Bo-ra questioned why he decided to work here, however, he almost grimaced, for it was a question that proved rather personal, but upon not wanting to worry her, he'll shrug.

    "Let's just say the hospital life doesn't exactly suit me; besides, running my own clinic would be too much work. I mean, not only would I have to hire my own set of assistants and everything, it really seems more trouble than it's worth." Sure enough, he'll then push his bowl of salmon ochazuke further off towards her so she could have more if she wished. Why, considering his appetite wasn't that huge to begin with, he didn't mind sharing.

    "And it's actually close by to where I live, making my commute to and from the academy very convenient," Kakeru soon adds while neglecting to mention it was also the place where his deceased younger brother used to attend school, because that would probably make Bo-ra regret asking. ...Still, if she bothered visiting the Memorial Garden, which happened to be a wooded area near the Old Dormitory with narrow pathways that contained a memorial for students who passed away during their time at the Academy, she would find a student by the name of Mitsuru Hasegawa listed on there.

    Considering it was such a rich, prestigious academic institution, however, the three multi-floor buildings, coupled with a massive club building, a library with the largest collection of books in the country, sports facilities for extra-curricular activities, and middle school facilities might stand out more than the massive memorial garden with a now-defunct dormitory that used to be utilized for students outside of the city.

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